Gov.'s Taunts Fail to Spur Budget Talks

AUTHOR(S)

Saskal, Rich

PUB. DATE

July 2004

SOURCE

Bond Buyer;7/20/2004, Vol. 349 Issue 31929, p1

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on legislative issues concerning the state budget in California. Conflict between Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state legislature's Democratic majority; Amount of budget generated by the state; Implications of the local government funding structure for the actual spending plan for fiscal year 2005.

ACCESSION #

13843826

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